
A49FL004
PRELIMINARY       (September, 2005, Version 0.0) 
2 
AMIC Technology, Corp.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 
The A49FL004 is a 4 Mbit 3.0 Volt-only Flash Memories used 
for BIOS storage in PCs and Notebooks. This device is 
designed to use a single low voltage, ranging from 3.0 Volt to 
3.6 Volt, power supply to perform in-system or off-system 
read, erase and program operations. The device conforms to 
Intel Low Pin Count (LPC) Interface specification revision 
1.1 and also is compatible with Intel 82802 Firmware Hub 
(FWH) for most PC and Notebook applications. The 
A49FL004 supports two configurable interfaces: In-system 
hardware interface which can automatic detect the FWH or 
LPC memory cycle for in-system read and write operations, 
and Address/Address Multiplexed (A/A Mux) interface for fast 
manufacturing on EPROM Programmers. This device is 
designed to work with both Intel Family chipset and Non-Intel 
Family Chipset, it will provide PC and Notebook 
manufacturers great flexibility and simplicity for design, 
procurement, and material inventory. 
The memory array of A49FL004 is divided into 128 uniform 4 
KByte sectors or 8 uniform 64 KByte blocks (sector group -  
consists of sixteen adjacent sectors). The sector or block 
erase feature in the A49FL004 allows user to flexibly erase a 
memory area as 4Kbyte or 64 KByte by one single erase 
operation without affecting the data in others. The chip erase 
feature allows the whole memory to be erased in one single 
erase operation. The device can be programmed on a byte-
by-byte basis after performing the erase operation. 
The program operation of A49FL004 is executed by issuing 
the program command code into command register. The 
internal control logic automatically handles the programming 
voltage ramp-up and timing. The erase operation of the 
device is also executed by issuing the sector, block, or chip 
erase command code into command register. The internal 
control logic automatically handles the erase voltage ramp-
up and timing. The device offer Data Polling and Toggle Bit 
functions in FWH/LPC and A/A Mux modes, the progress or 
completion of program and erase operation can be detected 
by reading the Data Polling on I/O
7
 or Toggle Bit on I/O
6
. 
The A49FL004 has a 64 KByte top boot block. The boot 
block can be write protected by a hardware method 
controlled by the 
TBL
  pin or a register-based protection 
turned on/off by the Block Locking Registers (FWH or LPC 
mode only). The rest of blocks except boot block in the 
device also can be write protected by 
WP
  pin or Block 
Locking Registers (FWH or LPC mode only). 
The A49FL004 is manufactured on AMIC ‘s advanced 
nonvolatile technology. The device is offered in 32-pin TSOP 
and PLCC packages with optional environmental friendly 
lead-free package.